Jonathan Simms

Jonathan Simms was a member of the South Carolina General Assembly at the time of the American Revolutionary War.

Biography
Jonathan Simms was a plantation owner from South Carolina, and he was loyal to Great Britain at the time of the American Revolutionary War. Simms opposed raising a levy supporting the Continental Army in a 1776 vote, making his opinion known out of order. After the levy was passed, Simms became a committed Tory, attending a ball held by General Charles Cornwallis and the British Army and supporting the loyalists.